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(3rd Punic War)
King of Numidia - allied to Rome
because Carthage could not declare war w/o Rome's consent according to their peace treaty, Masinissa raided Carthage
=Carthage builds up army to defend themselves

Cato the Elder

(3rd Punic War)
ended every speech the same way:
"By the way, Carthage must be destroyed."
=Rome puts together an army having seen that Carthage has built up their army

Scipio Aemilianus

(3rd Punic War)
commander of new Roman army
having taken seige for 3 years, takes Carthage (everything and everyone in it) and then burns the city to the ground

Pyrrhus

(Pyrrhic Wars)
viewed himself as successor to Alexander the Great
-saw Rome as a way to reach Alexander's destiny = conquer it
-loses

Sicily

(1st Punic War)
what Rome and Carthage are fighting for
-has no alliances

(2nd Punic War)
appointed dictator after loss at Lake Trasimene
-strategy is not to fight, but to chase Hannibal around Italy
=earns the nickname Cunctator, or Delayer, for this strategy
-allowed Rome to stall and take time to regain strength

Hanno

(2nd Punic War)
old enemy of Hannibal's father
-led dissent against giving Hannibal more supplies
-ultimately leads to the defeat of Carthage
= when Rome cuts of supply line to Hannibal, he is nearly out of supplies

Zama

(2nd Punic War)
city SW of Carthage
Hannibal and Scipio meet to try and avoid conflicts, but Hannibal does not agree to Scipio's terms
*Rome wins at Zama
-the only Roman victory
-Hannibal won all others

Ebro

(2nd Punic War)
river that was boundary between Carthaginian Spain and Roman Spain
(Saguntum was in Carthaginian territory but was Roman ally)

Hamilcar Barca

(1st and 2nd Punic Wars)
Carthaginian general
=loses final battle of 1st Punic War to Rome
-his death led to the rise of Hannibal in the 2nd Punic War

Hannibal

(2nd Punic War)
Carthaginian general
attacked Italy - most difficult way to attack is the least expected
-wins every battle but the last

Hastrubal

(2nd Punic War)
Hannibal left him in charge of Spain when he went to attack Italy
-brother of Hannibal